October 17th, 2011
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Shogunate of Japan |
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1635, Japan |
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Era of discovery in the west. Catholicism beliefs run against the beliefs of Japan |
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officials of Nagasaki |
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This was created so that the officials of Nagasaki could be informed that their foreign contact site would be shut down. It also shows that Japan wanted to isolate themselves from foreign contact because they didn't want any foreign influence. Japan wanted to be in power and avoid war (they had civil war prior to this time) |
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The main idea is that Japan wanted to be isolated from other nations, especially European nations. They wanted to restrict foreign contact and took extreme measures to stay in power. Japan wanted to isolate themselves to stay in power and avoid consequences such as war. |
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The significance is that they wanted to be independent and apart from foreign contact probably because they wanted to avoid many things including conflict and war. They didn't want any outside influence. They also wanted to stay in power. |